Group photo of marketing students holding awards at the DECA competition

The Panther Market earned Gold Recertification in DECA's School Business Enterprise Event.  This was submitted by Savannah Hentges and Logan Balentine.  Panther Market students will be competing in the event at Internationals in Atlanta in April.  

Marketing students competed at the District Contest at UMKC on Friday February 13, and it was a very successful day.  Here are their results:

Financial Consulting - 2nd Place (State Qualifier) - Ethan Yearns

Financial Services Team Decision Making - 4th Place (State Qualifiers) - Peyton Holts, Ethan Yearns

Food Marketing - 5th Place (State Qualifier) - Carter Cearley

Food Marketing - 8th Place - Lane Gibson

Hospitality and Tourism Selling - 1st Place (State Qualifier) - Addison Jarman

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Service - 3rd Place (State Qualifiers) - Amariah Nolen, Jaliana Vallejo

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Event - 2nd Place (State Qualifiers) - Jackson Markham, Korbin Shaffer

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Product - 3rd Place (State Qualifier) - Jillian Campos

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Product - 1st Place (State Qualifier) - Carter Cearley

Marketing Communications - 1st Place (State Qualifier) - Clara Otta

Marketing Management Team Decision Making - 2nd Place (State Qualifiers) - Logan Balentine, Olivia McVay

Principles of Entrepreneurship - 6th Place - Connor Pruitt

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism - 2nd Place (State Qualifier) - Audrey Wilks

Restaurant and Food Service Management - 8th Place - Amelia Slattery

Sales Project - 1st Place (State Qualifiers) - Clara Otta, Olivia McVay

Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making - 2nd Place (State Qualifiers) - Jackson Markham, Korbin Shaffer

Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making - 1st Place (State Qualifiers) - Noella Green, Savannah Hentges

Lastly, Clara Otta was selected as 1 of 2 Leadership Delegates for DECA District 3. She will be attending State and Internationals.  She is the first Leadership Delegate Ray-Pec has had in 25+ years.  

Go Panthers!!